CHENNAI: The Tambaram Regional Transport Officer and Motor Vehicle Inspector, who engaged themselves last Wednesday to clear as many as 400 various applications related to vehicle registration, driving test, LLR etc, are now facing departmental action. RTO has been transferred out and MVI has been placed on suspension on Saturday for accepting such a large number of applications in a single day.

According to sources on Wednesday, the Tambaram Motor Vehicle Inspector Somasundaram and RTO Senthil Velan accepted more than 400 applications. The RTO allowed 100 people to appear for the driving test, 200 vehicles for registration, 35 vehicles for fitness certificates, 40 applications for LLR, 15 applications for badges, and 10 applications for revaluation.

Sources said this could be the first time in Tamil Nadu that an RTO has accepted this many applications in a single day.

After receiving many complaints regarding the issue, TN Transport Commissioner Nirmal Raj and Additional Commissioner Manikumar went for a surprise raid at the Tambaram RTO and collected the details of the applications received on Wednesday.

Later the department transferred Tambaram RTO Senthilvelan and he was put on the waiting list in the headquarters while the Motor Vehicle Inspector was suspended. The Sholinganallur RTO is asked to take care of the Tambaram transport regional office temporarily.